Unit4ExploringpoetryWeletotheunitReading课件高中英语译林版选择性

Unit4ExploringpoetryWelcometotheunit&Reading(I)Lead-inPoetryisanexpressionofone’swill.Whatiskeptintheheartisthewill,butwhenexpressedinwords,itispoetry.

—“PrefacetoTheBookofSongs”诗者，志之所之也。在心为志，发言为诗。ASpringMorning

ByMengHaoranThisspringmorninginbedI’mlying,Nottoawaketillbirdsarecrying.Afteronenightofwindandshowers,Howmanyarethefallenflowers!TranslatedbyXuYuanchongLead-in______________Dreams

ByLangstonHughesHoldfasttodreamsForifdreamsdieLifeisabroken-wingedbirdThatcannotflyHoldfasttodreamsForwhendreamsgoLifeisabarrenfieldFrozenwithsnowLead-inmetaphorpersonificationliterarydevices:rhythm节奏rhyme押韵___________________________Howdoyoulikethetwopoems?WelcometotheunitBothpoemsareverydescriptive.Ilikethefirstonebecauseitfocusesonthetopicofspringandclearlydescribesaspringmorninginawaythatiseasytounderstand.Thesecondoneisaboutdreamsandusessomeartistictechniques,suchasmetaphorandpersonification.Eventhoughitisalittlebitmoredifficulttounderstand,itisinterestingtoread.FreetalkWhydopeoplereadpoems?1234Poemscreatevividpicturesandtellstoriesbyusinglanguagecreatively.Poemsdrawustotheworldofimagination.Poemshelpustounderstandlife,virtues,beautyandromance.Poemsmakeusknowwearehereandthatwecanmakeourlifeandtheworldmorecolorfulandbeautiful.Doyouknowhowtoreadapoem?GlobalreadingPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6

Howtorevealpoetry’s

___________________hiddendimensionFollowyour

earsandask“__________________”Howdoesitsound?Approachthepoemlike______________________________anexplorerinanunfamiliarlandscapeHave________tointerpretthemeaningofapoempatienceRememberit’snotnecessaryto________________________fullyunderstandapoemEnjoythejourneyintheworldofpoetryP44Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6

Howtorevealpoetry’shiddendimensionFollowyourearsandask“Howdoesitsound?”ApproachthepoemlikeanexplorerinanunfamiliarlandscapeHavepatiencetointerpretthemeaningofapoem.Rememberit’snotnecessarytofullyunderstandapoemEnjoythejourneyintheworldofpoetryIntroductionConclusionSoundSenseBodyStructure(1)_______________GlobalReading:scanthelecturetranscriptandcompletethechartbelow.Poetry(2)_______________Followyourearsandask“(3)________________”Approachthepoemas(4)___________________________.Be(5)________________.Rememberthatitisnotnecessaryto(6)____________________________.SoundSenseHowdoesitsound?anexplorerinanunfamiliarlanscapepatientfullyunderstandapoemtoappreciateitDetailedreading(para1)Q:Howispoetrydifferentfromothertypesofliterature?Morethanothertypesofliterature,itusuallyimpliesadeepermeaningbeyondthewordsonthepage.（Lines1-2）Detailedreading(para2)(1)Whataspectsshouldyoupayspecialattentiontowhenyoureadapoemaloud?Theaspectsofrhythm,repeatedwords,rhymesandotherspecialeffects.(Lines7-8)Sweetandlow,sweetandlow,Windofthewesternsea,Low,low,breatheandblow,Windofthewesternsea!Overtherollingwatersgo,Comefromthedyingmoon,andblow,Blowhimagaintome;Whilemylittleone,whilemyprettyone,sleeps.(2)ReadaloudthestanzafromSweetandLow.Analysehowdoesitsoundaccordingtothegoodqualities►Firstly,thewords“__________________”arerepeated.►Secondly,thereareseveralrhymingwords:“low”rhymingwith“________”and“______”,“sea”rhymingwith“___________”.WindofthewesternseablowgomeAlfred,LordTennyson(1809–1892)MorethananyotherVictorian-erawriter,Tennysonhasseemedtherepresentativeofhisage.Inhisowndayhewassaidtobe—withQueenVictoriaandPrimeMinisterWilliamGladstone—oneofthethreemostfamouslivingpersons,areputationnootherpoetwritinginEnglishhaseverhad.basicquestionsWhoistalking?Whoisbeingtalkedto?Whatisbeingdescribed?Isthereasenseofplace?Arethereotherpeopleorobjectsthere?ImagesDetailedreading(para3)Whatarethebasicquestionsyoushouldasktounderstandapoem?Detailedreading(para3)CagedBirdThecagedbirdsingswithfearfultrillofthethingsunknownbutlongedforstillandhistuneisheardonthedistanthillforthecagedbirdsingsoffreedom.(1)Whatisbeingdescribed?Asingingbirdwhichiskeptinacage.(2)Whatimagescomeintoyourmindwhenreadingit?Whenwereadit,weseetheimagesofabirdinacagewhoisdesperatelysingingforfreedom.AnacclaimedAmericanpoet,storyteller,activist,andautobiographer,AngelouworkedforDr.MartinLutherKingJr.

andwasalsoaneducatorwhoservedasaprofessorintheuniversity.Detailedreading(para4)Whatdoesthelecturerthinkofpoemsthatareeasytounderstand?Theyareoftenlessinterestingthanthosethatconstantlyrevealdeeperandpreviouslyunrecognizedmeanings.(Lines46-48)Detailedreading(para4)WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.Hishouseisinthevillagethough;HewillnotseemestoppinghereTowatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.

Whatdidthetiredtravelerwalkpast?A.seaB.desertC.forestD.hillDidhewanttoleave?A.YesB.NoRobertFrost(1874-1963)wasanAmericanpoetwhowasmuchadmiredforhisdescriptionoftherurallifeofNewEngland,andhisrealisticverseportrayingordinarypeopleineverydaysituations.Hisfamouspoemsinclude:StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningandTheRoadNotTaken.Inordertofullyappreciateapoem，whatkindofthinkingshouldoneabandon?A.Contradictorythinking. B.Complexthinking.C.Logicalthinking. D.Normalthinking.Detailedreading(para5)CriticalthinkingIsthelastparagraphagoodending?Whyorwhynot?Thelastparagraphisagoodending.Atthebeginningofthelecture,thespeakerpointsoutthatpoetryisacombinationof“sound”and“sense”.Thelastparagraphechoes(呼应)thebeginningbymentioningitagain,whichmakesthelecturemorecoherent(连贯的).CriticalthinkingThelecturersaysthatonedoesnotneedtofullyunderstandapoemtoappreciateit.Doyouagree?Shareyourpointsofviewwithothergroupmembers.Yes,Iagree.Thereareotheraspectsofpoetrythatcanbeappreciatedbesidesthepoetsmessage.Irecallreading“Sonnet18byWilliamShakespeare”.Thelanguagewasquitedifficulttounderstand,butbecauseofthesoundaspects,Iappreciateditseasyflowingrhythmandrhymes.Itwasverypleasanttoread-likeasong.Ihopetounderstanditsfullmessageoneday.DiscussionApartfromthefourtipsgivenbythelecturer,whatothertipscanyougiveonhowtoreadapoem?Frommypointofview,tounderstandapoembetter,weshouldalsoknowmoreaboutthepoetandthebackgroundinwhichthepoemwascreated--thethemeofapoemusuallyhasacloserelationshipwiththeback